Page 5: Historical Events In 1913

Mar 14   John D Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation.   

Mar 14   Witold Rudzinski, composer   

Mar 15   1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson).   

Mar 15   In this year, Cleveland establishes inaugural small claims court.   

Mar 15   inaugural Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)   

Mar 15   Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof).   

Mar 17   The Uruguayan Air Force is founded   

Mar 18   George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67.   

Mar 18   King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.   

Mar 18   Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/Rhine   

Mar 19   John Thomas, composer, dies at 87.   

Mar 19   William Chatterton, cricketer (48 in only Test for England 1892).   

Mar 20   Christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75.   

Mar 20   Judith Evelyn, Seneca SD, actress (13th Letter, Tingler, Rear Window).   

Mar 21   -26] Flood in Ohio, results in the deaths of 400.   

Mar 21   Flood in Ohio, results in the deaths of 400.   

Mar 21   George Ghita Ionescu, academic.   

Mar 22   James Westerfield, Nashville TN, actor (Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny).   

Mar 24   Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England.   

Mar 24   Netherlands soccer team's inaugural victory over England.   

Mar 25   Great Dayton Flood.   

Mar 26   Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the 1st Balkan War   

Mar 26   Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the inaugural Balkan War   

Mar 26   Dayton OH almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously   

Mar 26   Paul Erdos, mathematician.   

Mar 27   Godfrey Turner, composer   

Mar 28   Guatemala is recorded as becoming a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty   

Mar 29   Jack Jones, British trade unionist (CH)   

Mar 30   Frankie Laine, Chicago Ill, actor (Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide).   

Mar 31   John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75.   

Apr 03   British suffragette Emily Pankhurst sentenced to 3 years in jail   

Apr 03   F H Tate, vice-CEO (Tate and Lyle)   

Apr 04   Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time).   

Apr 04   The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos is recorded as becoming the inaugural pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.   

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Jan 01   Eliot janeway: Financial writer (economics of chaos)   

Jan 02   Ernest sidey: British air marshal   

Jan 02   Gardner read: Evanston, illinois, composer   

Jan 02   Juanita e jackson mitchell: Us head (naacp)   

Jan 02   Leon p teisserenc de bort: France, meteorologist   

Jan 02   Anna lee: English actress    

Jan 04   Malietoa tanumafili ii: King of west-samoa (1962- )   

Jan 06   Edward gierek: Party leader (polish cp)   

Jan 02   Leon p teisserenc de bort: Fr meteorologist (stratosphere),   

Jan 04   Alfred von schlieffen: Prussian general-field marshal,    

Jan 06   Frederick hitch: English victoria cross winner (b. 1856)   

Jan 07   Jack boyle: American baseball player (b. 1866)   

Jan 13   Thomas p krag: Norw author/novelist (jon graeff, ulf ran),   

Jan 17   Carl baermann: Composer,    

Jan 18   Edmond r h regout: Dutch industrialist/politician,    

Jan 19   David emlyn evans: Composer,